dark devil ; phan sequel

viii; love does strange things

viii; love does strange things

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"Love does strange things to you sometimes. It can twist you into saying and doing things that you know you'll regret and still, you do them." 

―  C.K. Kelly Martin.

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Wrapping an arm around Phil's neck, Dan pressed his lips gently to the other man's jaw, another below his ear, and gave a shaky breath into his neck, resting his nose on the warm skin there. "I don't want you to go." He whispered softly, and ran a hand up Phil's chest, craning his head up to look at his boyfriend. His brown eyes were so focused he didn't even see the people staring at them, the rest of the team who were ready for patrol. "I don't want you to be hurt, Phil." 

Phil gave a little smile to him, and he leaned down, wrapping an arm around the top of Dan's head so he could pull it into his chest, dropping his chin to set it lightly on top of the other man's. "I'll come back." He promised in a soothing voice, rubbing Dan's arm with a hand. "I love you, Dan, nothing is changing that." He pushed the man's shoulders back so they were eye to eye, and gave a dazzling smile. One of his hands moved to cup his boyfriend's cheek, leaning in until their lips were pressed together. Someone cleared their throat off to the side, and Phil had to pull back, coughing into his fist before he tore his gaze from Dan. 

The minute he saw Benji look like he was about to whistle, he narrowed his eyes to his best friend. Not only because he'd interrupted a kiss, but because Phil could see blood on his cheek, dried there, and he wasn't sure if it was Benji's or perhaps someone else's. 

Tonight was a bad night to go out, which was why only three of them were doing so. Dan, Dick, Lance and Jimmy would stay behind in the cave and play Oracle, while Phil, Hayley and Benji went out and played the role of the Robins. Phil had to give it to Benji, his superhero references were definitely on point. Phil had to pretend he didn't see Dick brush his fingers on Benji's shoulder before the crew left to the door. He had to pretend he didn't see the way Benji relaxed under the touch, instead of freezing. 

Something had changed when they'd started to live together, surely, because touching was something Benji was utterly terrified of. The backstory to that was too gory and traumatising to share, but Phil had heard it plenty of times by a scared highschooler whose nightmares plagued his sleep. Phil had been the one to hold him, to keep him close and tell him everything was alright when those nightmares hit. Phil missed that, he missed being the only person Benji trusted, but he was happy there was finally another.

When he met eyes with Dick from across the room, he gave the man a smile and a wave before they left the cave. "Benji?" He asked on their way up the stairs, because Benji was in front of him, humming to himself and skipping steps due to his nervous energy. By the 'mhm...?', Phil assumed he was listening. "What's happening with you and Dick?" 

"My brother?" Hayley suddenly interrupted, exasperated, "Richard Christopher Karter Dick?" She asked, and Benji shook his head. 

"No," He said, and then paused, "Wait, yes. Your brother Dick. Plus... I dunno, he looks cute in boxers." He rubbed the back of his neck with gloves as they headed up the stairs, and Hayley made a face at those words. 

"Gross!" She exclaimed, "That's my brother, you jackass!" She leaned up and hit Phil, who nearly rocketed forward if it hadn't been for the rails on the stairs, which he caught himself on.

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"They know what we're doing." Benji said, and his nose was pressed against Dick's neck, eyes never moving the expanse of the other man's skin. A smaller hand travelled across the man's chest, and the minute he dug his fingernails into D!ck's torso, the man arched. "Dick!" Benji exclaimed, "Your sister knows!"

"Good lord, my sister is not my mother!" Dick exclaimed as he sat, reaching for where Benji's fingernails had dug into his skin. "Holy shit, man, painful!" He rubbed his torso, and then reached for the other man's hand, lacing their fingers together. "So what if Hayley knows what we're doing?" He continued, and moved over until he could hover on top of the other man, caging him with Benji's legs trapped between his thighs. "So what?" He repeated softly, and leaned down, pressing his lips to the other man's. 

Benji surged into the kiss for a moment, took Dick's face and held it against his for a moment, before he leaned backwards. "I don't know." He said, "It's weird." He scrambled to a sitting position, knocking Dick off of him, and the other man looked surprised at the action. Benji took the time to lean over, still only in boxers, and lay his head in D!ck's lap, who was also only in boxers.

"Benji, not exactly a comfortable area." Dick said, but he stretched a hand out on the man's head and scratched his scalp, to which Benji gave a joking purr and stretched out across his lap further. 

"Very comfortable area." Benji retorted as he sat up, pressing a kiss to Dick's lips before he placed a hand on the back of the other man's head, pulling their lips until they touched. It was soft, slow and gentle, nothing like Benji usually was, exactly how Dick was. But the minute the kiss turned a little more heated, Benji was pushing him back down against the bed, pressing another kiss to his neck before he sauntered to the bathroom. "Gotta shower!" He exclaimed.

"Is that an invite?" Dick asked curiously behind him, and then stood up to follow the man into the bathroom.

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i have all these fluff pieces i've written about the very ship portrayed in this, dick/benji, and they don't tie in with the story but i do wish i could put them somewhere. anywho, this is probably the last romantic/getting to be suggestive chapter you'll see, so... *shrug*